Senior Manager - Biddable Media

Inspire Brands, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire Brands, Inc. seeks a Sr. Manager to lead all digital media activation for Sonic and Local pod brands.

You will work cross-functionally with Media Strategy & Planning, Consumer Analytics, Brand Marketing, and Inspire’s media agency of record to develop and execute in-house campaign components. You will manage seven direct reports, mentor junior staff, and ensure performance reporting and financial stewardship across the brand portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on SEM, Paid Social or Programmatic and/or biddable media.
• 5+ years in media buying, client or agency side.
• Experience leading people and projects.
• Strong problem-solving and multi-tasking abilities.
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee all digital media activation for Sonic and Local pods.
• Collaborate with MS&P, Consumer Analytics, Brand Marketing, and agency partners.
• Lead a team of seven and mentor junior members for succession planning.
• Develop POVs and strategic recommendations to improve performance.
• Measure campaign performance with steady reporting and insights.
• Ensure billing and budget pacing accuracy and timeliness.
• Push test-and-learn agendas to drive business outcomes.

Skills

SEM

Paid Social

Programmatic

People Management

Project Management

Communication

Team Leadership

Integrity & Humility

Restaurant Passion

Self-starter

Prioritization

Job description

The Sr. Manager willbe responsible for leadingall digital media activation efforts for Sonic and Local pods within the Inspire Brands portfolio.This role willwork cross-functionallybetweenMedia Strategy & Planning, Consumer Analytics,Brand Marketing, andwith Inspire’s media agency-of-record todevelop and execute all in-house aspects of the broader campaign.Leading a team of7direct reports andcollaboratingwith peerManagersand Senior ManagersacrossMedia Strategy & Planning to maintain business outcomes/insightsperformance reporting andfinancial stewardship across the brand portfolio.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Digital Media

• Responsible for owning and overseeing all digital media activation for respective brand(s)..
• Channels include: Programmatic, Paid Social, Biddable 3PD and Paid search.
• Ensuring team is executing campaigns according to brand/agency plans and continually optimising to drive superior performance.
• Develop POV’s and strategic recommendations that will improve performance and aligns with the overall goals of the brand(s).
• Collaborate with external partners to drive joint business plans, strategic sessions, QBRs, and campaign performance.
• Work closely with the larger demand generation teams (Audience Planning, Analytics, Data and Tech) to setup and ensure audiences strategies are being properly implemented and tested.
• Possess a well-developed analytical ability and a proven track record of extracting tangible insights from large data sets
• Ensure all partners and ad tech tools are being leveraged and your team is producing reports that display the impact of the media being bought
• Work with your team to ensure billing and budget pacing is handled accurately and on time
• Mentor, train, and develop jr level team members on biddable team to continually strengthen the department and assist in succession planning across your direct team
• Push test and learn agendas to media and business performance.
• Delivery ad hoc campaigns and requests in a timely organized manner.
• Be partners to Media Strategy and planning as well as Publicis in buying and planning all media.

Agency and Cross-Functional Internal Teams Collaboration

• Exhibit confident communication skills with various internal leadership heads, including brand CMOs to effectively present tactical paid media plans and campaign status reports on a regular basis or as needed
• Interface with external/internal teams in managing requests concerning processes and deliverables.
• Partner with Managers of MS&P and the agency relationship at the “pod” level
• Provide insights on competitive tracking, campaign performance, pacing on a regular basis and/or as needed
• Partner with the media analytics team to measure impact of ongoing campaigns and overall plan
• Work with Audience Planning to determine audience scalability and strategies across each platform.
• Partner Work closely with other internal departments to develop learning agenda and testing roadmap based on brands ’ objectives, insights, and key challenges

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in SEM, Paid Social or Programmatic and / or biddable media
• 5+ years working in media buying either on the agency side or the client side
• Experience managing people and projects
• Demonstrated experience in problem solving and managing multiple tasks
• Ability to lead teams and deliver results
• Excellent project management skills (proficiency in Excel/PPT/SharePoint will be key)
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet project deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to lead and influence others
• Personal integrity, humility, an appreciation for the power of true teamwork
• Passion for the restaurant industry and desire to train in our restaurants to learn operations. A strong desire to help shape the future at Inspire Brands
• Self-starter personality who can operate with minimal supervision

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.